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First Look: IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 & 42
This year is all about the Portugieser for IWC, and the brand brings several spending novelties to the table, including updated icons within the already iconic collection. Next to the Portugieser Chronograph receiving an aesthetic update, there are a couple more things to talk about. As a collection, the Portugieser can trace back its roots to the 1930s, when IWC adopted highly precise pocket watch movements in wrist-worn watches. In the decades that followed, the Portugieser has evolved into one of IWC’s evergreens, known for its style and refinement. The range comprises simple automatic watches all the way to tourbillons and perpetual calendars. But in the case of the simpler Portugieser, there’s plenty to be discovered with the new IWC Portugieser Automatic 40mm & 42mm editions.For the Portugieser Automatic 40mm and 42mm versions, IWC has again adopted the play of colour, with dials inspired by the passing of the day into night and back into day again. Besides that,
FOUND: The Actual Marine Chronometer That Accompanied Charles Darwin at the HMS Beagle on his Journey to the Galapagos Islands - Monochrome Watches
Yesterday we showed you four WW-II pilot’s watches, one of which was hidden in a prisoner of war’s underpants, and today we can show you the actual Marine Chronometer of the HMS Beagle where it was together with Charles Darwin, for his epic five-year voyage to South America and the Galapagos Islands.??The British Admiralty sold it in?1911, and it disappeared from records, until now! You can own this important piece of history, as?it will be auction by Bonhams, on July?9th in London.?This specific Marine Chronometer was one of 22 that where on the H.M.S. Beagle during its second voyage (1831-1836) under captain Robert Fitzroy. It sailed to the?coast of South America ?and then sailed west across the South Pacific towards the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand and Australia, in order to help establish a chain of reliable navigational co-ordinates around the globe. On board was the young Charles Darwin and well, the rest is history.Two-Days Marine chronometer – HMS BeagleDarw
Unique FP Journe Tourbillon Souverain Bleu in tantalum for Only Watch 2015 - Monochrome-Watches
Amongst the 43 unique watches that Only Watch 2015 will auction, we’ve already seen quite a few interesting ones (yes, that’s an understatement…). Whether it’s the superb Laurent Ferrier Sector Dial, the Voutilainen GMT-6 or the future record-breaker Patek Philippe 5016A, all the watches we’ve seen so far are stunning and highly desirable (meaning possible huge prices reached). Another brand just announced its participation and, again, it’s a stunner. Here is the Only Watch 2015?FP Journe Tourbillon Souverain with a?blue chrome?dial and a tantalum?case.This new iteration by FP Journe that will be proposed for Only Watch 2015 is?again relying on a non-precious material. It's seems to be frequent nowadays?for brands that create unique or very limited editions to come with the most complicated watches possible, with a high-end level of finishing?but with a low-end material for the case (stainless steel or titanium) instead of their usual platinum or gol
Introducing the HYT H4 Gotham - Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
This year, the ultra-modern and innovative watch brand HYT has expanded the collection with the H3 (recently launched during Baselworld 2015), and now HYT come a with a fourth line, which?starts with the HYT H4 Gotham. HYT’s new timepiece is?a?perfect blend of ingredients that were already available and are now merged into this black and red futuristic timepiece. Let’s have a closer look at the sporty H4 Gotham.HYT's first was introduced only 3 years ago, in 2012, and was called the H1. It was the first timepiece ever (!!) to use fluids for indicating the hours, while the minutes are indicated by a classical minute hand on an off-center dial. The tube that contains the hour-indicating fluids surrounds the off-center minute dial and the main mechanics responsible for the movement of the fluids. These ingredients, the essentials of the brand, are of course also present in the new H4. And there are more design cues that we've seen before, however now they come together in a no
TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 Gulf 50th Anniversary CAW211T - Review (Specs & Price)
Recently, TAG Heuer announced the signature of a global partnership with GULF, one of the most iconic sponsors of the motorsports world – most of us can easily recall the light blue and orange racing liveries. This resulted in the creation of a special edition Monaco Calibre 11 (ref. CAW211R), which was reviewed here?– with the iconic GULF colours printed on its dial. As if that was not enough, there is another one coming soon in stores, the?TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 Gulf 50th Anniversary CAW211T. And if it looks 90% identical to the other model, you’ll have to be fast as we’re talking about a very, very limited edition here.Another Monaco/GULF watch in addition to the already existing CAW211R (special but non-limited edition) that is found in the current collection? What for…? Certainly, the watch that we’re presenting today is nothing extraordinary in terms of product itself and remains close to what TAG can already offer to watch enthusiasts. Ye
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